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can_v produce_v for_o himself_o and_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o find_v himself_o the_o more_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n nor_o believe_v it_o ever_o the_o whit_n the_o more_o for_o the_o false_a supposition_n and_o pretension_n which_o be_v make_v for_o it_o by_o mr._n m._n in_o this_o treatise_n but_o rather_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n by_o those_o deceitful_a and_o false_a course_n which_o the_o opponent_n be_v drive_v to_o use_v for_o the_o support_n and_o maintenance_n of_o his_o opinion_n p._n 127._o the_o opposer_n speak_v of_o divine_a rapture_n and_o anticipation_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n while_o they_o be_v in_o this_o world_n all_o which_o the_o observer_n think_v to_o be_v as_o well_o found_v as_o castle_n in_o the_o air_n which_o be_v only_a product_n of_o fantasy_n and_o vanish_v with_o the_o mere_a change_n of_o the_o apprehension_n the_o adversary_n say_v further_a that_o if_o your_o fantasy_n be_v right_o 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spirit_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v immortal_a cujus_fw-la contrarium_fw-la the_o observer_n say_v est_fw-fr verum_fw-la and_o say_v far_a the_o evil_a spirit_n take_v no_o pain_n at_o all_o to_o destroy_v the_o soul_n but_o the_o man_n of_o who_o contexture_n the_o soul_n be_v but_o part_n and_o such_o a_o part_n as_o extinguish_v at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o person_n p._n 128._o the_o adversary_n say_v you_o may_v read_v from_o divers_a author_n there_o name_v that_o there_o be_v good_a spirit_n which_o watch_v over_o man_n for_o their_o guidance_n and_o preservation_n the_o observer_n say_v this_o need_v no_o proof_n from_o his_o name_v author_n for_o that_o the_o scripture_n do_v testify_v abundant_o for_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o p._n 129._o the_o adversary_n discourse_n concern_v apparition_n of_o dead_a person_n and_o deliver_v divers_a historical_a relation_n upon_o that_o subject_a the_o observer_n do_v not_o deny_v that_o divers_a such_o like_a 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nature_n by_o the_o strength_n and_o fortification_n of_o the_o dura_n mater_fw-la and_o the_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la and_o the_o strong_a effort_n of_o nature_n to_o preserve_v the_o head_n for_o who_o defence_n the_o other_o member_n of_o man_n body_n be_v apt_a and_o ready_a to_o expose_v themselves_o p._n 30._o mr._n m._n say_v that_o the_o understanding_n be_v a_o very_a noble_a faculty_n eager_a in_o its_o pursuit_n after_o knowledge_n and_o then_o go_v on_o to_o prove_v this_o by_o divers_a instance_n but_o without_o any_o need_n for_o his_o so_o do_v because_o all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v here_o agree_v well_o with_o the_o observer_n opinion_n and_o be_v not_o oppose_v by_o he_o p._n 13_o mr._n m._n ask_v what_o it_o be_v that_o compound_n and_o divide_v thing_n at_o pleasure_n and_o raise_v invent_v being_n of_o they_o the_o observer_n answer_v it_o be_v the_o imagination_n of_o man._n he_o make_v several_a demand_n what_o it_o be_v produce_v several_a like_o effect_n 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